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Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:33 pm
Post subject: Monique - does she even have a personality any longer?
This has been bothering me for awhile, and I know this sounds odd, but hear me out:
Monique used to have a fairly deep personality, with many layers to it. She had conflicts of interest, she had likes and dislikes, mannerisms, things which made her stand out as an individual; an actual full-fledged character where it felt almost like she was a real person considering the incredible amount of personality built into her person.
Now, the arc about her sudden awareness of the patriarchy has had potential to show her growing and learning, to become more than she was, yet... it's been mostly squandered. Yes, it showcases the concept of feminism, but what's left of the character once she's had everything stripped away from her?
She used to love partying, to ogle guys, to be jealous of women, to have meaningful conversations and she was, quite bluntly, her own person, damn the rules of society! She would do what she wanted when she wanted, and it gave her a strong personality. She'd taunt Slim constantly, but they were still clearly friends.
With the patriarchy inclusion, it almost seems as if she's been sacrificed as a character, with all depth of personality removed, simply to act as a sounding board for the plot.
In over a year, she has only really had two comics at all wherein her personality really showed through at all anymore:
Every other comic she's been in besides these two, she's been little more than a walking stereotype. The severity of the issue has become so strong that I'm starting to wonder if it's not deliberately being portrayed as a case of shock, or disassociation with reality in some shape or form.
In virtually every comic for awhile now, her mind is solely 100% focused upon the patriarchy, and nothing else. While it's an interesting concept in theory to show her realizing it's bloody well everywhere, it's become so universal of an influence that she's drowning in it, unable to actually lead a normal life any longer, or enjoy anything she likes to.
To make matters worse, she's been stuck in character growth limbo for about two years now; what has she actually learned in this timeframe? She's shown up less frequently than she once did, but even with that in mind, she's shown up in a few short story arcs and universally she's learned... nothing. Absolutely nothing. Zero. Ziltch. Squat.
She knows the patriarchy exists. She knows it's everywhere. She knows most people don't know about it. She learned all of that quite awhile ago, so what has she actually done since that point? Let's look at a few examples:
She does... nothing. She's essentially walking around with a metaphorical raincloud over her head (with the matrix-style patriarchy almost looking like rain). It shows nothing except that she's in a rotten mood because of dwelling on it constantly. She shows zero personality beyond that of "generic individual standing in personal rainstorm", which is more a visual gag than a personality showcase. If we swapped her out with any other character, the reaction would be identical; she's completely arbitrary.
She discovers Criminy is still oblivious to the patriarchy. Again, it's the only aspect left in her life. She has no further social interaction or capacity to do anything else. She's a sounding board for a plot device, and the comic could have been written without her presence, or another character just as easily. She does nothing to set her apart as Monique.
Almost... but not quite. This is again a situation where she could easily be transplanted with a number of individuals in the comic, and serves no real purpose to have Monique be the one doing the talking. She hasn't really learned anything, grown, or done anything that distinguishes her as being herself.
About the only aspect which has anything to do with 'nique at all here, is the setting of the scene being on the stage. Beyond that, she could have been easily replaced with a few others, such as Xanthe. She barely even acts, or does anything.
I could go on, but I think the point is getting made by now.
I don't mind her having issues with the patriarchy, but she hasn't really done anything about it; she hasn't learned anything, she hasn't grown, and until the last few weeks, she has been completely shut down for her personality with no real purpose that couldn't have been provided equally as well by a cardboard cut out in her place.
Heck, even mini-nique, her protege, has a lot more personality than the real deal right now.
I don't particularly care for Xanthe's personality, but she has a clearly defined one. Nana's shown herself to have a surprising amount of depth, despite rarely showing up. Fuchsia is just oozing with personality and character development at the moment. The bamf girl, Pebbles (for lack of a better name yet), is probably my favourite at the moment, having a quirky, interesting outlook on things.
Then we look at Monique again... she has... nothing. She has become what feminism decries; a female character who exists solely as an object that things happen to, but doesn't actually do anything herself. She's become so obsessed with the patriarchy that she's let it rule her life to the point that she no longer thinks about or does anything else any longer. Every time she shows up, all she does is sit there while something related to the patriarchy revolves around her. She may say a few lines, yet they're pretty much always reactionary, and never proactive. She's acted upon, and never the actress herself.
Now, the last two comics she's been in give me a little bit of hope; it shows she may actually be making a 180 turn back to having a personality again. It does make me question, however... what was the point of all this?
She's gone nearly two years with zero personality, zero character development, and zero real purpose. I was kind of hoping that at the end of this, it'd be turned into a larger plot, to showcase that she'd been so drenched in patriarchy values, that once she was aware of such, it was like thinking about itches, and suddenly needing to scratch, except in more of a "drowning" metaphor. It could have easily segued into the realization that she was lost as an individual, who had let the patriarchy become so entrenched as the most important thing in her life that she literally didn't have a life outside of it's awareness, and instead have chosen to take her own path, to stride off and live her life how she wanted to, to set an example for others and be her own woman in the face of everything, rather than letting it constantly drag her down like a ball and chain.
Instead, it just kinda got brushed off as if nothing had happened, which I think is the more worrying aspect of this. Not only has she literally wasted two years of her life obsessing rather than living, she didn't even learn anything from it.
The idea of a character such as Monique being suddenly thrust into the realization that she's surrounded by something like the patriarchy has great potential; it just hasn't been used. She's learned nothing, and done nothing about it.
I can't help but think that she's barely more than a straw-woman at this point; the face of feminism gone horribly wrong, where it's not about changing the world, or even living your life in the face of adversity to show that you can make a difference by being a positive role-model, but rather just a showcase of what happens when you let the world get to you, and let it constantly grind you down to dust while providing only lip service to the idea of fighting back, without really doing much for real.
She knows Slick is trying his best to not be part of the patriarchy any longer, yet she does nothing about it. She doesn't help him, she doesn't talk to him, and the one recent opportunity she had to talk to him, she walked out rather than make a difference.
Slick is TRYING to change, but he doesn't know how, and no one's willing to explain it to him. They speak in vague terms, accusing tones, but not once has any character sat down with him and tried to spell it out in clear and certain terms.
Monique's character would grow so much if she came to the conclusion that she could make a difference, right then and there, and help the person who's trying to change, rather than just making wild accusations to the clearly non-caring crowd or preaching to the choir.
Instead, she's a non-event that simply exists. She's actually become less of a role model than she was before the patriarchy, as sad as that is. She was a strong personality, she had values, she had pleasures, and she had motivations. Now she's an empty shell, little more than a rowboat tossed about in a hurricane, with virtually no power of it's own.
So tell me, has anyone else noticed this? That Monique, as a character, has lost virtually all pretense of a personality in favour of being turned into a caricature of her former self who can do naught but flail ineffectually any longer?
I miss Monique... I loved her generally pleasant attitude and outlook on life, her bubbling energy and willingness to act and do what she wanted, against the crowd's expectations. Seeing her degraded into this, where she exists only to further a plot arc, rather than to be a person in and of her own self, kinda hurts me to watch. Doubly so when it's then shoved under the rug and ignored, as if nothing was ever wrong rather than at least make use of the situation to educate.
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Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:38 pm
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No, this has been discussed extensively already.
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Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:44 pm
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Tat has shifted the focus of the strip from character to message for Monique and Slick.
Tat has been using Monique, Squig, and Slick like the Sisterhood- as devices to carry an important message.
Not one of them has lost personality- the spotlight has just shifted a little.
And that's fine, because it's a good message.
And it hasn't taken away from the character element of the strip, because Tat has changed Lil' E and Blue from devices to characters.
When Tat wants to return focus on Moniques and Slick to character, he will.
In the meantime, sit back and enjoy the comic. It's a really good comic.
Good day, good people!
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Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:45 pm
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I can't wait for Tat to read this and learn how to write a proper comic!
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Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 3:52 pm
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but her character's just as strong as it's ever been
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Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 4:02 pm
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Heretical Rants wrote:
the truth
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Side-effects of taking the Red Pill may include depression, apathy and dulling on one's personality...
So there is some Ritalin mixed in then?
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Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 4:11 pm
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I haven't had an opportunity to use this all day, so I think I'll just leave it here.
Good day, good people!
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Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 4:15 pm
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Istancow wrote:
I haven't had an opportunity to use this all day, so I think I'll just leave it here.
You bastard. I can't stop watching it.
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Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 4:28 pm
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stripeypants wrote:
No, this has been discussed extensively already.
I didn't see those conversations yet, then. My apologies =P
Istancow wrote:
Tat has shifted the focus of the strip from character to message for Monique and Slick.
Tat has been using Monique, Squig, and Slick like the Sisterhood- as devices to carry an important message.
Not one of them has lost personality- the spotlight has just shifted a little.
And that's fine, because it's a good message.
And it hasn't taken away from the character element of the strip, because Tat has changed Lil' E and Blue from devices to characters.
When Tat wants to return focus on Moniques and Slick to character, he will.
In the meantime, sit back and enjoy the comic. It's a really good comic.
Thanks, this was the most useful answer so far!
I noticed the shift in tone, and don't mind it or anything; I agree it's something that should be looked at, but I'm just a little bothered that Monique hasn't really been put to very good use is all.
For example, Slick's still blatantly obviously Slick; he's obviously learning about the whole sexist crap and is really trying, in his misguided way, to reform, even if he has no clue how.
Monique... it just kinda feels like she hasn't really been put to equally good use is all. If anything, it feels like it's reinforcing the concepts that the comic's professing to be against =P
Slick goes out to CHANGE himself, and DO things! He's a man, and does manly things because it's manly! Monique is alright just existing though, because really, that's all that's expected of women; to be pretty and exist.
I suppose I'm mostly worried that the character of Monique is being sacrificed to provide a message, and the method of delivery for that message is actually killing the message in the process.
Dennis J. Squidbunny wrote:
I can't wait for Tat to read this and learn how to write a proper comic!
WOOHOO! Do I win something? A BUNNY? I WON A FREAKING BUNNY!?
Yeah, I know, sarcasm. I can do that too =P
Seriously though, this isn't a message of "how to write a proper comic" by any means. Trust me, I'm an author myself; I'm quite aware that there's a lot of ways to go about doing such =3
My issue is that I simply see opportunities being squandered, at least from my limited perspective. I don't know what's going on in Tat's mind, or if he has any thoughts for the future that we're not privy to yet. For all I know, this is some elaborate setup for a much more interesting look upon obsessions which can become more dangerous than the original problem, much like phobias can be.
On the other hand, it's also easy for authors to get very easily wrapped up in an idea, and completely miss an important part. I don't know how many times I've had to go back and rewrite a chapter after I realized that I got so wrapped up with minor characters conversing that a main character got literally zero lines of dialogue at all =P
As such, it helps to have a little outside guidance now and then, just as a quick reminder ^.^
Maybe he has grand plans in mind I'm not aware of! Maybe he honestly got so wrapped up in the message he neglected the presentation by accident. There is, after all, a literary rule stating that "if you absolutely love a line you've written, delete it", which mostly involves the issue of the things we're most attached to are the ones we think the least critically about, and therefore are most likely to fail to polish to a proper shine =3
Maybe he'll read it, maybe he won't. Doesn't really matter to me either way; I'd rather attempt to get him to think about the concept on a deeper level, than sit idly by and twiddle my thumbs on the risk that I might look bad.
All it takes for bad writing to occur, is for good critics to do nothing ^.~
Heretical Rants wrote:
but her character's just as strong as it's ever been
But other than the last two times she's showed up, in TWO YEARS, has she really showcased that personality? Has she done anything that could ONLY be done by her and no other character in her place?
One of the biggest things about writing anything, is you want your characters to stand out as unique. Remove all images, remove the faces, the titles, or any indication of who's speaking... now read out a few lines from a character. Ideally, you should be able to know exactly who said it, just because of things like word choice, phrasing, or content. Xanthe is pretty blatantly obvious it's her when she speaks. L'il E is also blatantly obvious. Slick is obvious. We can tell who speaks simply because of how they talk.
Monique... in her most recent appearance, the one relating to the internet praise, it could just as easily have been Slick or mini-nique saying that. Heck, even Squigley could have said her lines, except for the very last one, with the exception of "guy" replacing "girl". Hence, not a very strong indication of her personality.
In the TV show one, however, it shows through who's speaking. She's still referencing the same problems as before, but she says it in a way that's distinctly Monique, that no other character could say it in that way. Remove her from the bottom of each panel, and leave just the speech bubbles in, and you can still guess pretty easily who was saying it =3
My phrasing of the basic question is intentionally poor; she still has a good personality, but she's not SHOWING it. Hence, the bait used to draw comments ^.~ I could have more precisely asked "Why is 'nique not displaying her personality as much?", but it simply wouldn't provoke that same, instinctual need to disagree and comment =P
I'd like to understand why this is being done as it is, as I feel the tools which have been presented could be put to much better use, and that Tat's historically been much better at making effective use of Monique, and currently shows himself to be more than capable of using other characters effectively.
Istancow actually brings up some good points on the matter, though I think there's still an awful lot of possibility left for it to simply be an accidental oversight, rather than an intentional choice by Tat to do things this way.
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Rune wrote:
Istancow wrote:
I haven't had an opportunity to use this all day, so I think I'll just leave it here.
You bastard. I can't stop watching it.
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I haven't had an opportunity to use this all day, so I think I'll just leave it here.
Eet iz... zee beautiful... dance, little man... dance the dance of joy!
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ah, there it is
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Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 4:40 pm
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I'm pretty sure I can't be assed to read a wall of text that huge just to be offended by it.
And I'm pretty sure I -would- be offended by it, considering the title of this thread along with how much I relate to 'Nique and the changes she's gone through since the patriarchy arc.
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If you stick around here, you'll see those conversations, and you'll probbly see why a number of leople are irritated by this post and the question. And you'll also run across people saying those who are tired of it are actually a cult of mean meanie-pants thought-lacking feminists who don't understand gender essentialism is real and gender roles must be rigdly defined by those filled by the antiquated matrons of their churches.
And they try the tack that they don't hate feminism, they just want the story to be good. Theytryo. show this by compaining about any feminist aracter ever. They also oscillate between both complaining Tat has made Slick an irrelevant villain, and bending over backwards to prove that actually Tat is still making pro-MRA anti-feminist comics that feminists are just too brainwashed to be able to interpret.
There was a huge surge of MRAs earlier, which has slowed down a bit. So forum goers hav had to do ruthless, thankless weeding. I hope that helps explain the irritation forumgoers are showing about this
I hope you stick around, and I look forward to awesome discussions.
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Strange, I think the soundtrack is one of its strongest points. I have the main theme on my iPod. Makes a drive to the grocery store feel epic and heroic.
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This actually is one of many original poster designs. I'm not sure they've ever had multiple original poster options.
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GPSOLO April/May 2009
The Small Stuff Isn't Worth Swearing At
The Pacific Ocean crashes on rocky crags beyond the infinity pool and below the balcony where I sit writing this, its horizon melting into a blur of pink-and-blue dawn sky. Somewhere off in between, maybe a third of the way closer to shore, two men navigate a panga, casting off nets. I am in Nicaragua, at a point closer to Costa Rica than to El Salvador, a promontory separating me from the beach where a one-time lawyer and rogue William Walker landed a century and a half ago in an ambitious but ill-fated attempt to conquer this strip of Central America.
Just getting to this place meant setting aside minor details. A storm raged in the Northeast, calling for travel plans to be moved up a day for the friends who would accompany me, coordinating our schedules so that we could all meet in Managua. Would we need two cell phones or just one? Should we concern ourselves with exchanging greenbacks for cordobas at an airport, an ATM, or some bank—or could we just pay for something in dollars and receive our change in the local currency? What if there was no potable water? We'd been told we'd be entering an Internet-free zone, bringing only what could be contained within a single carry-on. Would we run out of reading material? What if a sea monster with bulging eyeballs and a hundred tentacles slinked down over the mountain, capturing us? In preparation for the trip, we entertained ourselves with no less than 1,142 things to fear.
Some of our party let the details weigh heavily on their minds, one took on a cavalier attitude of "whatever," and one simply soldiered on ahead, plying unfamiliar roads in search of the Pan-American Highway that would take us to a left turn at Tola and a right turn onto gravel, turning left at the next fork in the road, which would lead to a dirt path, fording a stream, finally culminating in what appeared to be a burning garbage dump at the entrance to the property. Now, everyone knows how those vacation rental web pages and the glowing descriptions seldom nod to those truth-in-advertising laws, but we were ready to inflict great bodily injury upon the man who brought us here, at least for failing to remind us to bring plentiful supplies of duct tape.
And then, just over the hill and through the dale, loomed our house, appearing very much like the photos on its web page. All of the small stuff that had haunted us just moments before vaporized. We were home.
What we'd encountered along the way amounted only to other roadside attractions, little hitches, glitches, potholes, and curveballs. Those little impediments that seemed so important at the time were relegated to the status of minor annoyances by the time we'd reached our destination. And that harkened me back to the days of practicing law as a solo. Two decades would have to pass from the date on my license to practice law and I would have to leave the practice and move out of the country before I could look back on that path in a rear-view mirror. As a young lawyer (and all lawyers who haven't spent a half-century on the planet are young, if you ask me), I would have insisted the details were as important as the final goal, dismissing the counsel of others that "you can't see the forest for the trees."
Details and petty nuance can make lawyers willing hostages, enslaving them to singing cadences filled with bingo card phrases such as Bottom Line, End of the Day, and Big Picture over and over again as if they were marching grunts and prisoners to a chain gang. What lawyer's day isn't filled with gripes, whines, annoyances, and green-eyed sea monsters? It's far easier simply to slay them with one fell swoop and move on to the task of frying bigger fish.
Now, please don't bother me. I have important details to consider—like organizing the campaign for the perpetuation and preservation of the serial comma.
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RE: Army
Quote:In some ways, you know that I am right. We were built around military campaigns. But the military is not the reason Al Quaeda attacked us. It was a clash with their dogmatic fundamentalist beliefs that caused them to attack us. And for that reason, we will always need someone watching the gate, as it were.
You are right, and I'll gladly admit it. I do believe a defense force is necessary. I also believe that ours must be as large as it is because so many people are mad at us. Religion is a huge part of the problem: Our country supports Israel because so many of our leaders hold to the asinine belief that Jesus won't return until the Jews are living in and controlling the Middle East. Our government has overlooked all sorts of civil rights violations in this pursuit. Religion is a great excuse for fundamentalist Muslims to hate us, but they have other reasons too. (Our unjust support of Israel among others.) Our country was built around military campaigns, most of which were absolutely repugnant and left members of my own family without land or culture.
Quote: I think that when we stamp out religion, we will be much closer to pacifism.
Quote:And i wasn't so much offended at you as I was offended at your seconding what I felt was an attack on my job.
Me inserting foot into mouth here: ___________
RE: Army
Quote:Our country supports Israel because so many of our leaders hold to the asinine belief that Jesus won't return until the Jews are living in and controlling the Middle East.
That's pretty paranoid and I'm fairly certain that 60 years of US policy has not been set by religious views.
We support Israel for two primary reasons: first because they are the only democracy in the middle east and the US policy is to support democracies wherever they exist and second because, while Jews are a minority in the US, there are enough Jews in key voting states to swing a US presidential election. You can decide on your own which of these two reasons take precedents.
However, I'd point out that if it wasn't for oil then this wouldn't ever be in question. Except for Israel, middle eastern governments are a combination of monarchies, where the monarch reigns supreme, dictatorships, where the dictator reigns supreme, and theocracies, which tend also to be dictatorships to some extent. You think if there wasn't oil there would ever even be a question as to what country the US should throw its weight behind?
These conditions exist in other parts of the world where the is no oil, and, strangely, it does not get all that much press or attention. Most of Africa and parts of Asia have the same problems as the Mid East and no one says "boo" about it. Not just governments, but ordinary people too.
And, as for Israel's policies, while I think some of what they do is indefensible, they are not the party shooting missiles into civilian areas or convincing children to strap bombs on themselves and sending them to blow themselves up on buses or in shopping centers. This pretense you seem to put forth that the Palestinians have no culpability for what goes on in Israel is simply not based on any actual reality.
I know I was born and I know that I'll die. The in between is mine.
RE: Army
I'm gone for 2 days and the whole threads' subject is changed
Soldieringon- for your question, I was pleased when I enlisted, but I didn't know where I'm putting my self in. It is hard, but there are moments you know all the suffer worth something- moment which I had yesterday, when I sang Israel's antheam with my uniform in the very first time.
As I know my self now, I think I wouldv'e enlist anyway, even if it wasn't obligation. But I guess that if it wasn't obligation I wouldv'e brought up completely different. Yes, I am proud being part of the Israel Defense Force.
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(06-09-2010 12:57 PM)shiranl Wrote: I'm gone for 2 days and the whole threads' subject is changed
Shiranl, if it is all right with you, I will ask my questions by private message. I am not here to get into a legal or moral discussion as to whether Israel's army needs to be there, or who needs to be shooting at whom. I think I might unsubscribe from the thread if it keeps going.
And as for you enlisting in the military? I understand where you are coming from. There is a huge amount of patriotism involved in putting on a uniform in defense of your country. And there is a lot of pride n that, as there should be. Keep your head down and stay safe.
I respect you for making your choices and being willing to admit that you would have done the same either way. that takes courage and conviction, both of which seem to be harder to come by these days.
keep coming back to us safe, okay?
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That's OK by me (don't forget I was the first one to suggest the PM ). I am not here to get into those discussions either since I have few days at home and getting into political discaussion isn't my vacation-dream........
thank you
I will keep coming back to you, but now I am much further from my home, so I'll come back a lot less.
RE: Army
(13-08-2010 11:04 AM)shiranl Wrote: Hey everybody, how's the weekend?Okay, I'm attempting to reply to the thread's original question
First of all, good luck in the Forces!
I am not a soldier, but my boyfriend is, so it's a close subject to me as well. I never considered enlisting because I am much more interested in academics, and I cannot stand unquestionable authority
My boyfriend has run into the same kind of problems in the Canadian Forces. His unit got a tour of the military prison, where it was mentioned that religious prisoners get 45 minutes to pray and an hour for "Fellowship" each day. That's a significant amount of time, considering that prisoners are being punished throughout the day. My boyfriend asked if atheists get a break, and the answer was no. So every prisoner says they are religious when they are sent there. (A side note: the staff said that it's usually religious people who get sent there in the first place.)
The Canadian Forces also gives religious holidays off for religious people, but it doesn't use up any leave (allotted time off each year). However, if an atheist wants a holiday, they have no religious holidays to get off (excluding national holidays like Christmas), so they have to use one of their leave days.
So, I don't think you are being hypocritical; the system just has to be adjusted to give atheists the same rights as theists.
Also, without getting into any political discussions about soldiers and armies, I would like to lend my support and thanks to all the vets and currently-serving soldiers on this site. I didn't realise there were so many! Good luck and stay safe <3
"Remember, my friend, that knowledge is stronger than memory, and we should not trust the weaker." - Dr. Van Helsing, Dracula
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(06-09-2010 12:16 AM)athnostic Wrote:Quote:And you, Athnostic... Have you thought to consider the fact that Israel has a conscript army? That wearing a uniform is compulsory?
Dear Madam,
Please stop reading your al-jazeera/crazy leftist blog reports and go to middle east to see where the Palestinians are oppressed. I can promise you that if you actually took time to actually research the subject, not just spewing your idiotic hackneyed drivel, you would find out that Palestinians have more rights in Israel than they do in ANY OTHER ARAB COUNTRY. Yes, Israel allows Israeli Palestinians to become doctors, lawyers, soldiers, law enforcement officers, judges and hold any position of public office. Meanwhile, in Lebanon, Palestinian Lebanese must fight to obtain a vocation in the white collar sector.
Now, one has all right to claim that the Gazans are oppressed people because of the security wall, but you would just plain wrong. Gazans are oppressed because of the government THEY elected, Hamas. Israel doesn't force them to wear burkas and become a shahid; Hamas does. Israel doesn't steal the humanitarian aid sent to Gaza (in fact, Israel is the leading donator of humanitarian aid to Gaza - by the way, when was the last time the USA sent millions of pounds of humanitarian aid to an enemy country while it was receiving constant rocket attacks from said country? - but do you know what Hamas does with the humanitarian aid sent to Gaza? It hoards it and prevents it from reaching the people who need it.
As I'm sure you are aware of (since you seem to be an expert in the current middle east affairs), once violence in a certain region ceases, Israel will remove all barriers and walls and integrate said area into Israel ( as seen this past month).
To claim that the only reason the USA helps Israel is because of the zionist lobby or whatnot, is absurd. The USA supports Israel because it is the only democracy in the middle east and they both strive for the same thing: freedom and opportunity for all.
Perhaps another reason the USA and Israel get along so well, and are both always working together - both in military, government and private industry - is because both countries are leading experts in the worlds in certain fields. For example, Israel and the USA army co-develop weapon systems and satellites. Both Israel and the USA are constantly looking for the cure to illnesses and diseases.
Please pm me the next time you come to the middle east so I can take you around and show you where the Palestinians are actually oppressed.
P.S. Don't forget your credit card so we can go shopping in the brand new luxury mall and play at the new water park that the starving citizens of Gaza have built in the past 3 months.
You don't get rich writing science fiction. If you want to get rich, you start a religion. - L. Ron Hubbard (Creater of Scientology)
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Colo. 131 now open after wildfire extinguished
November 6, 2012
Steamboat Springs — A wildfire between Yampa and Phippsburg temporarily closed Colorado Highway 131 on Tuesday afternoon.
The fire was reported at about 1:50 p.m. and it burned an area about 300 yards long in a ditch between the highway and railroad tracks, according to Yampa Fire Protection District Capt. Ralph Bracegirdle. A car muffler was found where the fire started, and it is suspected the hot muffler started the fire.
Bracegirdle said one lane of traffic had been reopened within one hour of the fire starting, and both lanes were reopened shortly after that.
Routt County Emergency Management Director Bob Struble said Tuesday's fire was the 53rd wildfire this year in Routt County. That does not include numerous small lightning-caused fires that occurred on federal land.
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Photos: 2016 Thanksgiving day high school football
Photos: 2016 Thanksgiving day high school football
Retiring Woburn coach Rocky Nelson posed with his grandsons Dylan Sigsbury (left) and Quinn Boyd during pregame ceremonies before taking on Winchester on Thanksgiving day.
Woburn's Jake Bridge takes off against Winchester.
Woburn's Tyler Hayden makes his way to the end zone with first touchdown of the game against Winchester.
Retiring Woburn coach Rocky Nelson celebrates with his team after beating Winchester.
Boston Latin's Lenny Esser reels in a touchdown catch, beating Boston English's Edner St. Fleur in the end zone during the second quarter.
Boston Latin's James Hickey tackles Boston English quarterback Shaquille Wharwood during the first quarter.
Boston Latin quarterback Griffin Li recovers a fumble during the first quarter.
Westwood defensive lineman Noah Henderson (56) blocks the field goal attempt of Holliston's Mike Bajdek (54) just after Jack Barrett (1) provided the hold.
Holliston players pile on wide receiver Sam Athy (21) after he scored against Westwood.
Westwood wide receiver Paul McCarron (5) eludes the tackle attempt of Ryan Benco (4) as he heads to the end zone.
Senior defensive end Matthew Hannigan plays the trombone with the Hanover High School Marching Band during the halftime show of the Thanksgiving Day football game between Hanover and Norwell.
Hanover quarterback Andrew Carroll looks for an open receiver first half against Norwell.
Norwell's Brady Bailey carries the ball with a Hanover defender in pursuit.
Hanover's Rian Boutin (4) carries the ball through traffic during the first half.
Catholic Memorial's Michael Giacobbe hauls in a touchdon catch in between BC High's Will Bowen and Nate Stewart during the fourth quarter.
Catholic Memorial's Jack McGowan scores the game-winning touchdown, beating BC High's Kevin Ryan to the end zone during the fourth quarter.
Catholic Memorial's Michael Paris celebrates his team's victory over BC High.
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With all-electronic tolls likely coming to the Golden Gate Bridge later this month, bridge officials are feverishly working to get the word out so cash customers are not left flummoxed at the Toll Plaza when the transition occurs.
Testing for the new system has been under way since late January and could go live as soon as March 27.
Thirty percent of drivers who cross the span now pay a $6 cash toll to cross and the race is on to get them to switch to automated FasTrak or "pay by plate" accounts linking their credit cards to a toll accounting system.
But those who want to pre-pay a toll with green bills still have an option: cash payment sites where "Touch-N-Buy" kiosks handle the task. Bridge officials demonstrated the process Friday at the Chevron station at 1320 Second St. in San Rafael.
"People will have to enter their license plate number, that's the one identifier we need," said Mary Currie, bridge district spokeswoman, as she stood near one of the red kiosks. "In Marin this will be the only way to pay cash for a toll."
After entering a license plate number, the user is taken through a series of prompts. Once completed, cash is given to the clerk who provides a receipt. The toll system then records that the toll has been paid. When the driver moves through the Toll Plaza, a camera will recognize the license plate and that the motorist has paid.
The option is intended for people who rarely cross the span. Users can purchase up to three toll crossings and the system can be used to pay other toll balances.
"If someone is a more frequent user we want to push them toward a license plate account," said Jessica Handcock, a consultant with Traffic Technologies Inc., which is working with the bridge district on the project.
Ten of the already existing kiosks in Marin and San Francisco can now handle toll payments and by the end of the month there should be 150 kiosks available, including one at the Roundhouse building at the bridge. The district has established a website — www.goldengate.org/tolls — to provide information to drivers.
Meanwhile, life for those drivers who have FasTrak will remain unchanged; they will continue to pay a discounted $5 to cross the span.
Cameras at the span will be used for a "pay-by-plate" system that will assess tolls based on license plate numbers to the registered owner of the vehicle on file with the state Department of Motor Vehicles. Those users will pay $6 per crossing.
Bills will be mailed, but bridge officials are urging drivers to sign up for FasTrak or open a "pay by plate" account.
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Students dimissed early after school is put on lockdown
Students dimissed early after school is put on lockdown
An Anderson County elementary school dismissed students early.
Midway Elementary was put on lockdown Wednesday morning after a student reported seeing a man with a mask and a gun in the woods at the edge of the school property.
Deputies said they searched the area around the school with search dogs and by air and said no one was found and there is no danger to students.
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Some conservationists have started promoting ideas like "ecosystem services" and "natural capital" to get more people to take environmental protection seriously. Natural systems, the argument goes, produce real benefits to humans – forests suck CO2 out of the atmosphere, wetlands blunt storms. By putting a price tag on those services, we can create new incentives to protect natural areas. Some environmentalists, worry that the idea ends up cheapening nature by commodifying it.
- YES. We need as many conservation strategies as possible. Calculating the economic value of natural areas can help attract new allies to environmental conservation. — 33 votes
- NO. In the end, the idea of natural capital just ends up cheapening nature. We should protect wild places for their intrinsic value. — 12 votes
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Kapi'olani CC presents award-winning artist Hani El-Masri
2-part lecture series, Nov. 20 and 21, 2013Kapiʻolani Community College
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HONOLULU, Hawai'i—Kapi'olani Community College invites the public to two evenings with internationally acclaimed and award-winning artist Hani El-Masri in a two-part lecture series on Nov. 20 and 21, from 7 to 9 p.m., 'Ohia 118. Supported through a grant by the Wallis Foundation, the lecture series is free and open to the public.
Learn about the trial and tribulations of Hani El-Masri as he describes his illustrious career that spans the globe from Egypt to California. He was an artist at Disney Imagineering - the creative magic behind the iconic Disney attractions and experiences at Disney parks. He was also one of the first visual development artists to be hired by DreamWorks for "The Prince of Egypt," where he stayed to work on "El Dorado" and "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron." His artistry has been recognized with numerous awards for his illustrated children's books, as well.
"He is a fascinating storyteller and will more than likely mix his background at Disney and Dreamworks with political insight in Egypt," said Kapi'olani CC Associate Professor Sharon Sussman, who was also responsible for obtaining the grant to fund these lectures. In developing the lecture series, Sussman focused on speakers from animation and live action films, so that the talks relate specifically to the new media arts students at Kapi'olani CC, ACM at UH Manoa and Leeward CC animation students.
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A visit to Tallulah on Thames in Newport, Rhode Island
By Margarita Martinez
The purchase of a ticket provides a tour of the luxurious interiors and grounds of the "summer cottages" along Bellevue Avenue, such as The Breakers, Rosecliff, or The Elms. And by "summer cottages," I mean gigantic, gorgeous mansions of the families of wealthy business tycoons like Vanderbilt and Berwind. A visit to the mansions is like stepping back in time to the Victorian era and the Gilded Age, complete with gorgeously maintained landscaping and incredible views of the water.
Speaking of stepping back in time and gorgeous architecture and landscaping, the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum on Bellevue Avenue is an absolute treat to visit in Newport. The Hall of Fame & Museum is housed in the historic Newport Casino built in 1880 during the Victorian era. Here there are thirteen grass courts and lots of information on the history of tennis and the inductees of the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Running parallel to Bellevue Avenue a few blocks west is the popular Thames Street, named after the River Thames in England, but pronounced THAYMZ here in the States. Here there are lots of historic buildings and homes complete with boutiques, ice cream shops, and restaurants. What you may not know about Newport is that chefs are doing more than just serving up well-prepared seafood. One chef who is doing truly innovative and creative preparations is Chef Jake Rojas of Tallulah on Thames.
During my visit to Tallulah on Thames, I got to use a food dehydrator in order to make a blueberry merengue. The vibrant purple-colored wafers were artfully placed on top of a lemon curd and sprinkled with a shortbread crumble. This dish was more than a dessert. This dish was a work of art. I almost felt bad eating it, but not that bad as I consumed that deliciousness right away.
Another work of art was the pork two ways dish we prepared. It's as if Chef Rojas gets bored with just preparing food that tastes amazing, he needs to challenge himself creatively on a fantastic preparation, which includes texture, color, and taste. An additional challenge that Chef Rojas eagerly takes on in his restaurant is sourcing the best tasting and most local ingredients available. He purchases ingredients from over twenty local farms to supply his kitchen. Lucky for him Rhode Island is chock full of great farms with diverse offerings. If sourcing from local farms wasn't enough, Chef Rojas has utilized Tallulah on Thames's backyard as a garden and greenhouse space for fresh herbs and edible flowers to flavor and beautify his artfully inspired dishes.
In addition to the upscale Tallulah on Thames, Chef Rojas has gotten in touch with his El Paso, Texas and Mexican roots and opened a taco shack in Southern Rhode Island. While Tallulah on hames is beautifully decorated with antique chandeliers, wood work, tables, and lovely upholstered chairs, diners can order two barbacoa tacos with guacamoleand an agua fresca for less than eight dollars at The Shack at Dutch Harbor, five miles away in Jamestown, RI.
The line winds out the door of this tiny, spotless shack where artistic food pictures taken by Chef Rojas hang on the walls. Taco and burrito eaters can take their dishes to the nearby picnic tables to enjoy their lunch and dinner during the week and even breakfast on the weekends. While at The Shack, Chef Rojas insisted that we make his lobster taco as he wanted to share a dish that incorporated his El Paso roots with his New England home. I started with a Mexican shrimp cocktail, lunched on a lobster taco with fresh guacamole, and got to wash it all down with a refreshing agua fresca. Between Newport and Dutch Harbor, I can't think of a better way to spend a summer day in southern Rhode Island.
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I have no doubt that the HTC One X is a pretty good smartphone. We gave it a favorable review, most sites think it's one of the best smartphones of 2012 and my colleague Shawn Ingram originally bought the One X instead of an iPhone. (He has since replaced it with an iPhone.) Me? I'm not even interested and there are some reasons why you shouldn't be either.
Sure, it has a gorgeous display. Yes, it has a fantastic camera that is on par with sensor found on the iPhone 4S. Indeed it has Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and Sense 4, which I can actually tolerate, out of the box. And it also boasts 4G LTE speeds and comes at an almost irresistible price.
Read: HTC One X Review | $199 AT&T 4G LTE.
Many of you will want to resist buying it though and here's why.
Non-Removable Battery
When we reviewed the HTC One X, we found that it had pretty inadequate battery life. HTC itself has said that it values thinness over fantastic battery life and it looks like those values were instilled upon the One X.
But that's not the problem here. The problem is, the HTC One X comes with a unibody design. And you know what that means? That means that you can't remove the 1800mAh battery that's inside of it.
I own the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, it has a similar battery, and it was so much of a joke that I bought the extended battery the day I bought the phone. That didn't improve the battery life exponentially, but it did make it better.
With the HTC One X, you can't do that so you're stuck with mediocre battery life until it's time to change phones.
That's something to think about before you buy it.
No MicroSD Card Slot
I have the 32GB Samsung Galaxy Nexus. That's proved to be plenty of space for an average smartphone user like me. I am able to comfortably store my music, my apps and any other files that I need right onto the phone. Good thing, because I couldn't expand the memory on it, even if I wanted to.
That's because the phone doesn't have a microSD card slot for expandable memory.
The HTC One X doesn't either but its situation is much worse. It only comes in 16GB form.
Let me be the first to tell you, that's not a lot. I have a 16GB iPhone 3GS and I teeter close to the 16GB mark constantly. It's not fun having to delete things off of your phone because you're running out of room.
Locked Bootloader
The other two are bad but in my mind, this is the absolute worst. Currently, there is one AT&T Android phone that has an unlocked bootloader. That device? The absurdly overpriced HTC Jetstream tablet that maybe ten people bought.
Yes, the HTC One X is rootable which means users will be able to delete AT&T's bloatware but without an unlocked bootloader, One X owners will be missing out on one of the best parts of Android.
Without an unlocked bootloader, there is no way to flash most custom ROMs to the One X. And with AT&T showing no sign of relenting, it's safe to assume that the bootloader will be locked down for quite some time, maybe even forever.
So, overall, while the One X may be a great phone, there is just too much limitation here for my tastes and maybe for yours as well.


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Signage Provider, Industry Weapon, to Present at the Retail Realm
'Microsoft Dynamics Retail Technology Conference' April 24-26th
PITTSBURGH, PA--(Marketwired - April 09, 2014) - Industry Weapon, experts in simplifying and advancing the applications of digital signage, will be attending the Retail Realm 2014 'Microsoft Dynamics Retail Technology Conference' from April 24-26th
at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV. Industry Weapon will highlight how retailers can take advantage of digital signage to go beyond standard product advertising to connecting managers and employees with the information that drives critical business decisions.
"Blending multi-media technologies with analytics that track, measure and automate business information creates an unparalleled connection between corporate offices and store associates. And of course, allows retailers to focus on driving sales," said David Wible, CEO, Industry Weapon.
Industry Weapon's latest product, StoreConnectHD, aims to drive the crowded and overwhelming walls of backroom bulletin boards to extinction. The technology allows retailers at the corporate, regional and store level to communicate with associates through interactive touch screens and tablets as well as integrate with existing reporting systems. Using one simple interface, retailers access loss prevention statistics, sales performance metrics, employee schedules, distribute video and display shrink data with category specific missing-product details.
Retailers can also utilize Industry Weapon's FlicksEDU platform, which streamlines two-way communication between regional managers and associates. This can be included alongside POS systems to automate promotional items and HR messaging, including employee manuals and training videos.
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Industry Weapon is excited to highlight this technology and connect with attendees looking for ways to increase visibility and access to critical information at the 2014 Microsoft Dynamics Retail Technology Conference.
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LAKE J.B. THOMAS — A boating accident and near-freezing temperatures took the lives of two Stanton women over the weekend.Melody Cook, 46, and her daughter-in-law, Erin Cook, 28, died after their boat capsized Saturday during a family fishing trip at Lake J.B. Thomas. According to investigators, the women were in a boat with Melody's husband, Kyle, and the couple's step-son, Kevin. When the boat capsized, Kevin, Melody and Erin swam for shore in the frigid water. Authorities said the temperature was about 34 degrees at the time of the accident.Kevin Cook and his wife reached shore but she later died of hypothermia at Cogdell Memorial Hospital in Snyder. Melody Cook did not make it to shore. Her body was recovered Sunday morning about 8:40.Kyle Cook stayed with the boat and was rescued. He was airlifted to a Lubbock hospital, where he was treated for extreme hypothermia. Both he and Kevin have since been released from the hospital.